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Occupy Wall Street Is Homeless

Adrian Chen · 11/15/11 01:47PM

After a late night raid cleared Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street is currently homeless, roaming the streets of New York after a judge denied their bid to reoccupy Zuccotti Park. The latest updates are below.

To Be Successful Again, Lindsay Lohan Must Die

Jo Piazza · 11/15/11 01:39PM

I've spent a lot of time considering Lindsay Lohan over the past decade. When I began my career as a gossip columnist she was a sweet freckled little thing whose biggest drama was battling Hilary Duff for the love of Aaron Carter.

The Wreckage of Last Night's Fire Island Fire

Brian Moylan · 11/15/11 12:40PM

Starting at about 9:30pm yesterday, the main complex on the harbor in the Fire Island Pines, gay-list New York's summer getaway, caught on fire destroying the historic Pavilion nightclub, the bar Sip 'N' Twirl, the restaurant Pines Bistro, and the eateries and retail spaces below them. The whole complex will be demolished. Here are some scenes from the wreckage.

Half-Naked Torch-Wielding Man Delights Hillary Clinton

Jim Newell · 11/15/11 12:29PM

Oh man, why don't we all get to go to Hawaii right now! The Obamas and Hillary Clinton get to go to Hawaii, for a conference. What about the rest of us? Impeach them. Look at the fun they're having. Hillary Clinton and Donald Tsang, the "chief executive of Hong Kong," were posing for a Hawaii photo and who runs past but this guy in a loin cloth with his torch. Everyone laughs! He was probably late for his fire dancing job, the silly billy.

Rahm Emanuel Used His Gmail Account to Message Administration Officials

John Cook and Ryan Tate · 11/15/11 12:19PM

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel used his private Gmail account to communicate with Attorney General Eric Holder during his time in the White House, according to the results of Freedom of Information Act request we filed. Though the Department of Justice has acknowledged just one email exchange with Holder using Emanuel's unofficial address, the disclosure raises questions about whether Emanuel may have sought to skirt the Presidential Records Act by conducting government business using Gmail rather than his White House address. (Or not. See the update below.)

People Don't Move Any More

Hamilton Nolan · 11/15/11 12:02PM

Used to be that people here in America would sometimes "move" themselves and their belongings from their present dwelling place to a new, different dwelling place. No more.

Kris Humphries Comes Out of Hiding and Still Wants to Be Famous

Maureen O'Connor · 11/15/11 11:43AM

Throwaway husband Kris Humphries goes into the jewelry business. Michael Bublé calls Kim Kardashian a "bitch." Leonardo DiCaprio turns 37. Kristen Stewart on her Twilight premiere dress: "Well, it's purple and it's a gown." Tuesday gossip is addicted to fame.

Courtney Love Goes Ballistic at Sight of Cobain Picture

James Apsimon · 11/15/11 11:28AM

Courtney Love's band Hole was in the middle of a performance at the SWU Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday when she saw someone in the crowd holding up a photo of her late husband Kurt Cobain. That's a no-no. She lost it.

Which Real Housewife Is a Lesbian?

Brian Moylan · 11/15/11 11:02AM

This Real Housewife talks about sex but won't say she's gay. The actors and directors on this gay-themed film won't talk about their love lives. This bi actress is getting back with her girlfriend, and this actor is banging a chick on set. Finally, some straight people in Hollywood!

Medical Marijuana Industry Discovers Foolproof Legal Strategy

Hamilton Nolan · 11/15/11 09:38AM

Medical marijuana is a very controversial issue for cities across America, pitting individual freedoms against municipal concerns with a backdrop of blah blah, [boilerplate "on the one hand, on the other hand" here]. The real question is: how can medical marijuana win, forever? A foolproof legal strategy is now emerging.

Loud Techno Blamed For Dolphins' Demise

Lauri Apple · 11/15/11 08:06AM

Before buying that special dolphin in your life an Orbital CD this holiday season, note this: some animal rights activists say loud boom-boom music can stress out dolphins so much that they will drop dead. At a Swiss amusement park, for example, two dolphins recently died after a techno party took place just yards away from their dolphinarium.

Burger Seeker Flips Out About McDonald's Breakfast Menu

Lauri Apple · 11/15/11 06:37AM

When nighttime snacker Shanaya Edgell visited a Wisconsin McDonald's at 3 AM in search of a cheeseburger, they told her she couldn't have her cheeseburger because it was breakfast menu time, come back later for cheeseburgers, sorry!!! For Edgell, this was totally unacceptable.

City of Oakland's Government Is a Revolving-Door Mess

Lauri Apple · 11/15/11 04:40AM

Calling all unemployed Okies with underutilized graduate degrees! Many government positions have opened up in Oakland, California, in the past few weeks as one city official after another has abandoned Mayor Jean Quan's administration. Several new positions are waiting to be filled!

The Evacuation of Zuccotti Park Has Begun

Seth Abramovitch · 11/15/11 02:57AM

It's on! Or rather, it's off! Or maybe it's somewhere in-between! Hundred of NYPD officers have begun to "clear and restore" Zuccotti Park — the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street movement — which means forcibly removing the protesters who have been camping there for nearly two months.